DEAR FRIENDS,OUR PROFESSION IS ALL ABOUT STANDARDS.WE HAVE BEEN OBSERVING SINCE 3 YEARS THAT STUDENTS ARE JOINING FOR CA AFTER LOOKING AT SOME ADVERTISEMENTS OR BECAUSE THEY FAILED IN SOME ENTRANCE EXAMS(ESPECIALLY SCIENCE STUDENTS).BUT THIS IS NOT THE TRUE SPIRIT.CA CANT BE TAKEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE.IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR SOMETHING.SCIENCE STUDENTS ARE MOSTLY RELYING UPON QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES.BUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN ACCOUNTS AND THE OTHER SUBJECTS IS LESS.(NOT ALL SCIENCE STUDENTS).TO FILTER THE STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR STANDARDS, CPT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY PE 1 .ICSI AND ICWAI ARE  CONDUCTING WRITTEN EXAMS INSTEAD OF OBJECTIVE FOR FOUNDATION.THIS MAY HELP A STUDENT TO LAY A FOUNDATION FOR HIMSELF.CPT IS NOT UP TO THE STANDARD(FOUNDATION).